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Coal from Pakawan

before 1868

Alloy of 47 copper and 53 antimony

before 1889

Coal from Acvere River

before 1868

Gunmetal casting, split in the middle

before 1889

Samples of Muntz metal bolts, showing a central core

before 1889

Action of organisms on Muntz metal in sea water

before 1889

Result of heating four equivalents of litharge with one of arsenious acid

before 1889

Swedish sheet copper, from the International Exhibition, 1862

before 1862

Furnace product

1842

Result of heating four equivalents of litharge with one of antimony

before 1889

Broken screws showing molecular changes in Muntz metal under strain

before 1889

Electrotype copper

before 1889

Result of heating eight parts of litharge with one of red haematite

before 1889

Result of heating three parts of litharge with one of red haematite

before 1889

Result of heating two parts of litharge with one of red haematite

before 1889

Ships' nails from bottom of a ship after eighteen months voyage to India and back

before 1889

Silicate with sand uncombined

before 1889

Lead reduced by antimony

before 1889

Sample of copper sheeting from Cwm Avon Copper Works

before 1862

Slag from the run-down silver powder. (Parkes' Process) Llanelly Lead Works

1859

Result of fusing three equivalents of litharge with one of silica

before 1889

Thin matt, "Kupferlieh," Freiberg

before 1889

Defective brass, splitting along the centre. Made from Burra-Burra ore

before 1889

Result of fusing one equivalent of impure litharge with one of silica

before 1889

Ingot of lead after softening (Parkes' Process) From the Llanelly Lead Works

1859

Brass ship-bolt, showing highly crystalline fracture

before 1889

Metal-furnace slag, "Spurschlacke," Hettstedt

before 1889

Oxide from near the charging door of the silver blast furnace in Cordurie's process. Par Smelting Works

1870

Brass tube from "Thistle" engine, after eighteen months use

before 1889

A piece of brass which cannot be annealed

before 1889

Best selected copper, melted under charcoal and cast into an ingot mould

before 1889

Result of fusing two equivalents of litharge with one of silica

before 1889

Brass tube used in "Sittingbourne" engine, till replacement needed

before 1889

Wire and foil copper from copper which had been melted in charcoal

before 1889

Six times roasted regulus, "Gaarrost,", Hettstedt

before 1889

Black copper, Hettstedt Copper Works

before 1889

Roasted thin matt, "Gerostete Kupferlieh," Freiberg

before 1889

Undulating markings on brass

1848

Copper cemented in charcoal powder

before 1889

Thrice roasted regulus, "Spurstein," Hettstedt

before 1889

Four times roasted regulus, "Spurstein,", "Hettstedt

before 1889

Sample of old Muntz metal sheathing, badly corroded. Removed May 1875

before 1889

Copper slag, "Schlacke,", Mansfeld

before 1889

Best selected copper from Messrs. Newton and Co.

1849

Piece of embossed ornamental brass work, Keswick, 1885

before 1889

Result of bad copper being used in brass making

before 1889

Best selected copper from Messrs. Newton and Co.

1848

Metal-furnace regulus

before 1889

Brass wire which has become brittle by keeping for about one year

before 1889

Metal-furnace regulus

before 1889